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Environment & Energy

Bernardo de La Paz

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10. Every single use of energy involves exergy destruction. That, per se, is not an argument against ALL H2 use

Reply to NNadir (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 01:08 PM

Oct 2024

... all H2 use outside of such things as ammonia production for agriculture.

Producing electricity for your electric vehicle by nuclear power involves "exergy destruction". So continually invoking that phrase as part of your all fronts war on H2 is a bit specious.

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Every single use of energy involves exergy destruction. That, per se, is not an argument against ALL H2 use Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #10

And your point is what? That quantity is irrelevant? NNadir Oct 2024 #12